Foot fastening device for garments



-Aug. 5, 1952 j M. J. M GoRY 2,605,472

' FOOT FASTENING DEVICE FOR GARMENTS Filed June 1, 1950' Patented Aug. 5, 1952 2,605,472 FOOT FASTENING DEVICE FOR GARMEN'IS Maurice J. McGory, Sandusky, Ohio Application June 1, 1950, Serial No. 165,405

1 Claim. 1

My invention relates to improvements in foot fastening devices for garments and relates more particularly to foot fastening devices for infants garments of the so-called footed sleeper type.

It is an object of my invention to provide a foot fastening device for garments of the type described which will prevent the foot of the garment from stretching.

Another object of my invention is to provide a foot fastening device for garments of the type described which will restrain the leg covering from moving down or over the foot of the infant.

A further object of my invention is to provide a foot fastening device of the type described which may be attached or detached from the garment with a minimum of effort and which will, nevertheless, be so positioned when attached that it will achieve its desired function in a most efficient manner.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a foot fastening device of the type described which Will be inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects of my invention and the invention itself will become more readily apparent by reference to the following description, in which description reference will be had to the appended drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the improved foot fastening device of my invention illustrated in use on the foot of a childs footed sleeping garment, only the footed portion of the garment being shown;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the device of Fig. 1 in the same position;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front view of the foot fastening device of Figs. 1 and 2, the end of one of the ears thereof being shown bent over;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a rear view of the device of Figs. 1 and 2.-

Referring now to the drawings, in all of the figures of drawing like parts being designated by like reference characters, at I I show the footed portion of a so-called Dr. Denton type of childs sleeping garment having the improved foot fastening device 2 of my invention attached thereto.

As best illustrated in Fig. 3, the foot fasten-.

ing device 2 of my invention comprises a dorsal portion 3 generally provided with a relatively wide central portion 4, a curved upper surface 5 and a curved basal lower surface 6, and a pair of laterally disposed downwardly extending ears I and 8, each of said ears being prefer-ably provided with a button hole I and 8 2 A button It may be secured to the central portion of the lowermost heel of the garment as best shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and, when the device 2 is secured to the garment I, the dorsal portion 3 is placed centrally over the uppermost portion of the foot of the garment, the ears I and 8 sloping diagonally downwardly therefrom over the sides of the foot of the garment as best shown in Fig. 2 and the end of one ear disposed over the other. ear to dispose the button through the buttonholes l and 8 of such ears at the heel portion of the garment.

Other fastening means than the button and button hole arrangement for the device I and the garment could be utilized than those herein illusrated and described and it is to be understood garment, having the improved fastening device of my invention secured thereto, walks or crawls that the pedal movement imparted thereby tends to cause the portion 3 to ride up the foot towards the leg and to exert tension on the leg portion of the garment to hold the same in leg encasing position and that the leg portion of the garment is thus prevented fromsliding down to the foot of the occupant wherefore the usual stretching of the nether portions of the garment and the consequent tripping, etc. of the child or infant is eliminated.

As shown, features of a rabbit or other animal, may be superimposed or drawn or painted in any suitable fashion upon the portion 3 to lend an attractive effect to the fastening device 2. Further, the contours, etc. may be changed if such be desiredto achieve different effects. Essentially, however, portions I and 8 must be disposed diagonally, from a connecting mid portion 3 disposed overthe dorsal portion of the foot, toward the heel and the device fastened in some manner to the foot of the garment adjacent positions illustrated so that the action of the device may be as described.

I am aware therefore that changes and variations such as differences in form necessitated by different types of garments, etc. may be made from the embodiment of my invention herein illustrated and described without, however, departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A fastening device for the nether portions of garments having foot encasing portions attached thereto, said device comprising a dorsal portion,

' heel thereof? an ear disposed at each side of said dorsal portion and extending at an angle outwardly and downwardly thereof, securing means adapted to secure said device to said foot encasing portion of the garment, each of said ears adapted to be disposed diagonally downwardly across an opposite side of the said foot encasing portion, said securing means being adapted to secure the ears to the garment af 'the lowermost-portion"of-the REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

Number MAURICE J. McGO-RY.

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